"I told you before, all I want is your heart."
"..."
Ye Xiaotian fell silent again.
In fact, he could give Lin Xiyue anything she wanted: money, a house, a car, a job, a formal title.
But it seems he can't give her his true feelings right now; his heart is already set on someone else he can never have.
He suddenly felt that Lin Xiyue had arrived too late; if only she had met him sooner.
She came into his life before he had even clearly defined his feelings for Su Luo.
I think I will fall in love with her without hesitation.
After all, she's impeccable as a girlfriend.
Although she can be a little temperamental and willful at times, she is mostly gentle and considerate, and she gives him a lot of face.
Even if he made her so uncomfortable, so painful that she cried, she wouldn't blame herself.
what to do?
Does he now look like a scumbag?
Lin Xiyue didn't want anything he could give her, but he couldn't give her the genuine affection she wanted.
Ye Xiaotian felt that since he couldn't give her what she wanted, he might as well leave her as soon as possible. He was already acting like a beast, and he couldn't let himself become even worse.
He sighed softly, deciding to be honest with her.
"Xiyue, actually I..."
Lin Xiyue seemed to anticipate what he was going to say to her, so she immediately raised her hand to cover his mouth, stared into his eyes, and stubbornly said.
“I understand. I know what you’re trying to tell me. You don’t love me yet, but I believe I can make you fall in love with me eventually.”
She's not stupid; having known him for so long, she naturally knows he has someone else in his heart.
But she felt that since Ye Xiaotian had chosen to be with her, the person he liked must be someone he couldn't be with.
Therefore, she is confident that she will gradually drive away the person residing in his heart.
Because she is the person who loves him the most in the world, she will give him all her love and is willing to give everything for him.
These words were incredibly damaging to Ye Xiaotian, who was experiencing his first relationship.
I was deeply moved, but at the same time, a strange sense of unease welled up inside me.
No one had ever liked him like this before. He didn't understand, he didn't get it. He wasn't a confident person, nor was he a particularly capable one.
Back in school, my grades were mediocre, and my artistic talent was far inferior to my older sister's. Wherever I went, I was just a background figure for her.
Even after becoming a photographer, his skills remained mediocre, far inferior to Su Luo's.
He manages the company at home so-so; he's lucky if it doesn't lose money.
Aside from being handsome, he really doesn't know what his advantages are.
Logically speaking, Lin Xiyue is in the entertainment industry, surrounded by countless handsome men, many of whom are more handsome than her, and quite a few are also wealthy.
The most fatal flaw is that she's terrible at it, and she cries in pain every time.
So he really didn't understand what she saw in him?
So Ye Xiaotian posed a soul-searching question to Lin Xiyue.
What exactly do you like about me?
As soon as he finished speaking, rain began to fall outside the window, the torrential rain pattering against the glass.
Lin Xiyue was clearly taken aback, blinked, and began to think seriously.
If I initially liked him because he was handsome and fit my aesthetic, after getting to know him more often, I started to like his approachable personality.
She remembered very clearly the moment she truly fell in love with Ye Xiaotian.
That was their first time spending the night together. After they finished their activities, Ye Xiaotian comforted her for a while and then hugged her, telling her to go to sleep quickly.
But she just closed her eyes; she didn't fall asleep.
Ye Xiaotian thought she was asleep, so he got out of bed, opened the bedroom window, pulled over a chair, sat down, lit a cigarette, and gazed at the night outside the window, puffing out smoke.
Moonlight streamed through the window, casting a long, solitary shadow on him.
He was sitting sideways facing her, so she couldn't see his face clearly.
But looking at his sharply defined profile, one could still see the loneliness and sorrow in his eyes.
At that moment, she knew he didn't love her, and even when they had deep conversations, he still didn't care about her.
Lin Xiyue unconsciously gripped the bed sheet, her heart aching slightly. Besides heartache and resentment, she also felt heartache.
It's strange, she knows he has someone else in his heart, yet she still feels sorry for him.
She initially thought she had a saintly heart, but later realized it wasn't a saintly heart, but rather a hidden competitive spirit.
She wanted to defeat the woman hidden in Ye Xiaotian's heart. This was the first time she had wholeheartedly liked someone, and she didn't want to leave in such a disgraceful way.
She had never experienced hardship growing up. Her parents doted on her and never forced her to do anything; they just wanted her to be happy.
She came from a well-off family and had everything she wanted. Gradually, she grew tired of that ordinary yet happy life. Instead of living an easy life as her parents had planned, she chose to enter the entertainment industry without her parents' help.
She wants to achieve her dreams through her own efforts. Although acting is hard work, she takes it one step at a time and lives a very fulfilling life.
Naturally, the same goes for love; she fought for it herself.
Lin Xiyue didn't want to reveal her trump card to Ye Xiaotian so quickly; it was better to keep it a little mysterious. She smiled and said.
"If you like something, you just like it; there's no need for any special reason."
Ye Xiaotian murmured softly and asked in return.
"Don't you need it?"
If it's not necessary, then why can he clearly list out the reasons why he likes Su Luo?
Lin Xiyue's eyes curved into crescent moons.
"I don't need it."
"..."
Ye Xiaotian fell silent and turned to look out the window; the rain was getting heavier.
He suddenly didn't know what to say, but his heart felt warm, a warmth he hadn't felt in a long time.
Buzzing.
The phone on the bedside table started vibrating.
Lin Xiyue sat up, reached for her phone, and glanced at the latest message—it was from the director.
The weather is bad today, so we can take a day off and go back to work tomorrow.
Lin Xiyue exclaimed excitedly, "Great! I can rest today!"
Ye Xiaotian nodded gently and looked at her with a smile.
Are you hungry? Do you want me to cook for you?
He didn't know how to cook at first, but after arguing with his family after graduation and living alone, he gradually learned to cook.
Actually, he was too lazy to cook, but with the rain so heavy, he couldn't go out to eat.
He really didn't like eating takeout, and Lin Xiyue couldn't cook at all; she only knew how to make instant noodles with hot water, so he had to cook for her himself today.
Lin Xiyue exclaimed with delight, "Okay!"
Ye Xiaotian had never cooked for her before. She always thought he couldn't cook, after all, his family was well-off and he was a CEO. She thought he was like her, who had never lifted a finger since childhood and had been waited on hand and foot.
"Then you should rest for a while. I'll call you when it's done."
As he spoke, Ye Xiaotian got up and got out of bed.
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